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Her words gave me a much-needed chuckle during a fraught pandemic shopping trip in a bare-shelved Whole Foods. Before I get started with the Q&A, I’m going to share some backstory behind why I’ve decided to create this “Dear Lori” column for Good Black News: Four years ago I wrote an essay called “What I Said When My White Friend Asked for My Black Opinion on White Privilege” that ended up going viral and getting re-published by several large outlets in 2016, 2017, 2018, and once again this summer. Good Black News Founder and Editor-In-Chief. Lori Lakin Hutcherson Good Black News Founder and Editor-In-Chief. Shockingly, I couldn’t find a site dedicated solely to positive Black news, so in that moment I was compelled to create one. What better way to educate and inform than to highlight the underreported achievements we accomplish every day. Lori Harvey looked mesmerizing as she posed with a grand pool behind her at an L.A. mansion. Opinion | Social Justice. The quickest and simplest way for me to do this was via Facebook, and so on March 18, 2010, the Good Black News page was born. You’ll also love the why and […], […] All Over The World” and was started by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (Founder, EIC) and sister Lesa Lakin. 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Thank you so much for creating this site because sometimes I just feel uneasy about clicking on neutral expression on a black person’s face because they could be a murderer, murdered, or missing. I just found your site and I am thrilled! Introducing Trends: visualize news in real-time and discover top authors or outlets. Thank you so much! Perhaps with accurate, properly-framed information, we can all enact a seismic change. WOW about the young folks commenting on things they’ve read on GBN; that they’d never heard of. A Letter to Friends Who Really Want to End Racism. Nobody. He wanted to know how institutional racism has made an impact on my life. My sister (and GBN co-editor) Lesa encouraged me to publish it on GBN as well. I Decided to Be Honest* […]. Each time my white privilege piece circulates, I get a rush of emails, posts, messages, comments, tweets and DMs from new readers. Her husband agreed to … Before I get started with the Q&A, I’m going to share some backstory behind why I’ve decided to create this “Dear Lori” column for Good Black News:. Leveraging White Privilege for … Voters List ‘Old’ and ‘Lie’ Among Top Words Associated With Biden, Trump Ahead of First Debate: Survey Over the past few years, with no advertising, paid staff or funding, the Facebook page has gained thousands of followers, leading to the creation of this dedicated website, where stories can be accessed by topic and searched via keywords. ‘What I told my white friends etc’ Unbelievable that people are still judged on how they look instead of how they think and behave. 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I was helping my adult son create a PowerPoint for a young male youth summit event in which he was to be one of the presenters…trying to find some POSITIVE news, photos, etc. Sculptor Preston Jackson. The Language of Antiracism. Please share our site and spread the word!! At the last hour, I DISCOVERED your website! 2 thumbs UP and stay UPlifted, encouraged and blessed. thank you so much Ms. WOW! I’ve received comments and e-mails from young folks who tell me until they read about it on GBN’s site or Facebook Page, there are certain historical figures or events they’ve never heard about. Living in the Netherlands I would like to congratulate my fellow world citizen Lori on her article in the Huff Post Like during the last rush right after Christian Cooper, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and the nationwide protests. I AM SO IMPRESSED!!!! Read more of on White privilege and racial justice: 10 Examples That Prove White Privilege Exists in Every Aspect Imaginable. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Is so the youth , especially Black youth, can see & hear positive things about other Blacks…it matters & it makes a difference. Feedback like that is priceless, and absolutely keeps us going. Enter your email address to get all the latest GBN news posts and updates delivered directly to your inbox! During this time, I have borne witness to the assumptive, projective, misrepresentational and often token imagery of people of color. I did find the energy in late May to write “A Letter to Friends Who Really Want to End Racism” on my personal Facebook page in an attempt to share my thoughts on how to move forward pro-actively. | GOOD BLACK NEWS, Seven Years Ago Today: Good Black News Was Founded | GOOD BLACK NEWS, Guest Post: What I Said When My White Friend Asked for My Black Opinion on White Privilege: Post #24 in Our Series, What One (White) Person Can Do - RAISING CLARITY, Good Black News Dot Org: A Place Where “The Good Things Black People Do, Give and Receive All Over The World” | Black History Month, Every Month | The Black Lion Journal, Nine Years Ago Today: Good Black News Was Founded – GOOD BLACK NEWS, Blog Review: Good Black News – Maisalla's Blog, African-American lottery winners – GOOD BLACK NEWS – 300 News, Ten Years Ago Today: Good Black News Was Founded | Africa2k.com, Nobody is mad at you for being white.